Help me, Obi-Wan Kenobi

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No, no. I’m good. I realize now that the topic header sounds like a plea for help.

I might have mentioned that there is a full-size R2-D2 build in progress. While waiting for fiberglass parts to be finished and final assembly to be completed, I decided that if you’re going to have an R2 in your living room, you should probably have one of these:

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Never would I have expected to be setting my Glowforge resolution to 35 LPI - ESPECIALLY on a piece that’s 10" tall - but seems to me to be just about perfect…

…You’re my only hope.

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That will go good with R2. Need to see it lit up!

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Ooh! Very nice!

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Looks great! And no shame in using that LPI setting, I’ve been known to use that texture myself.

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Looks just right man!

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Nice!

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Visitors are going to do a double-take; “Wow, how did you create the hologram?”

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That WAS it up but in filtered daylight… Here ya go:

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Looks great!

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Did you add that radial pattern or was it a happy accident. Looks great

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That’s not actually there, not even in the original photo… but it DOES look good…

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Lol that’s interesting

When I click on it I can see the smoothness of it but the thumbnail shows this banding.

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In any case it looks great. Nice work.

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That is so cool!!